How to Recognize the Messiah

Then, according to the predetermined plan of God,

Jesus sacrificially gave Himself as God's Passover Lamb.

He suffered and died to make reconciliation possible between God and mankind. As the prophet Isaiah predicted: he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all" (Isaiah 53:5-6).

Jesus, the Redeemer, the Suffering Servant of

God, died on the cross of Calvary and was buried. On the third day He rose from the dead and appeared to hundreds of eyewitnesses (1 Corinthians 15:3-8). By the resurrection, God clearly demonstrated that Jesus is the Messiah.

If you have not received Jesus Christ as your Mes-

siah, He invites you to. "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" (Romans 10:9).

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H ow to

RECOGNIZE the

MESSIAH

Who is the Messiah? How can we recognize Him?

• He must be born of a virgin. The prophet Isaiah

When will He come?

wrote: "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign;

Centuries ago prophets spoke of the coming of a

great leader. He would be sent by God and would be called God's Anointed One—the Messiah. The ongoing interest in the state of Israel awakens renewed interest in the Messiah. Here are six descriptions that identify Him: • He must be of the lineage of Abraham. Moses recorded the promise of God to Abraham in the following way: "In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed" (Genesis 22:18).

Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14).

• He must be born in Bethlehem as foretold by the prophet Micah: "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel" (Micah 5:2).

• He must be God. Isaiah clearly stated that when he wrote: "His name shall be called...The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6).

Two thousand years ago, a child was born in a stable

• He must be of the tribe of Judah. When Jacob was

in the town of Bethlehem. He was of the lineage of

dying, he said: "The scepter shall not depart from Ju-

Abraham. He was of the tribe of Judah and the house of

dah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh

David. His mother was a virgin. The Messiah has come!

come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be" (Genesis 49:10).

• He must be of the house of David. In Isaiah's

WHO IS THE MESSIAH?

The only one who meets all the requirements is

Jesus Christ. As a devout Jew, Jesus lived a remarkable

prophecy of the Messiah we read: "Of the increase of

life. He restored sight to the blind, healed crippled

his government and peace there shall be no end, upon

limbs, and even raised the dead. He astounded the

the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order

Jewish leaders of that time by His insight, wisdom, and

it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice"

teaching of the Scriptures. By His words and works He

(Isaiah 9:7).

proved Himself to be God's Anointed One.

Then, according to the predetermined plan of God,

Jesus sacrificially gave Himself as God's Passover Lamb.

He suffered and died to make reconciliation possible between God and mankind. As the prophet Isaiah predicted: he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all" (Isaiah 53:5-6).

Jesus, the Redeemer, the Suffering Servant of

God, died on the cross of Calvary and was buried. On the third day He rose from the dead and appeared to hundreds of eyewitnesses (1 Corinthians 15:3-8). By the resurrection, God clearly demonstrated that Jesus is the Messiah.

If you have not received Jesus Christ as your Mes-

siah, He invites you to. "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" (Romans 10:9).

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How to Recognize the Messiah Six biblical descriptions that identify who the Messiah is and how a person can come to know him.

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